Liverpool will hope Anfield can summon the same comeback energy that powered their 2018-19 Champions League heroics when PSG arrive on Tuesday, with a semi-final place at stake. Arne Slot’s side trail 2-0 after last week’s first leg in Paris — a scoreline that leaves them with plenty to do, but still in the tie. In truth, it could have been worse, yet Liverpool return home with belief intact.
Slot caused a stir at the Parc des Princes by setting up with safety first, a plan that left outgoing Mohamed Salah without a role. Salah watched on as Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia struck to hand PSG a 2-0 victory, although the French champions did not fully cash in on Liverpool’s caution.
Liverpool offered almost nothing going forward, posting just 0.17 expected goals — their lowest figure under Slot — and on a different night might have conceded three or four. Still, a two-goal deficit is far from insurmountable, particularly at Anfield. The stadium was the backdrop to the famous 4-0 turnaround against Barcelona seven years ago, and Liverpool also arrive with a lift after ending a three-game losing run by beating Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
That result made it four wins in their last five home matches, a run in which they are unbeaten at Anfield and have scored 15 goals — the kind of form that hints at what a dramatic revival could look like.
PSG, however, head to Merseyside refreshed after their Ligue 1 match against Lens, scheduled between the two legs, was postponed after the club's request was approved despite Lens objecting. The extra rest has helped keep Luis Enrique’s side rolling. The first-leg win was their fifth in a row and, while they have not always been as overwhelming as in 2024-25, a domestic-and-European double remains a realistic target as the season reaches its climax.
They have also travelled well, winning four straight away games, keeping three clean sheets in that spell and scoring in every road match since the turn of the year.
Enrique also oversaw PSG’s 1-0 win at Anfield in last season’s last-16 second leg before progressing on penalties — and even a narrow defeat this time would still be enough to send the French champions through to face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
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